Posted on Mon, Jan 2, 2012 : 5:56 p.m.
Cheerleaders, marching band, Dhani Jones and more cheer for Michigan football team
By Melanie Maxwell

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Michigan fans Vito Peraino and his son Dominick, 14, both of Cincinnati, meet with former Michigan football player Dhani Jones as he signs autographs during the Allstate Fan Fest in New Orleans, LA, on Monday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com
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Michigan fans Vito Peraino and his son Dominick, 14, both of Cincinnati, meet with former Michigan football player Dhani Jones as he signs autographs during the Allstate Fan Fest in New Orleans, LA, on Monday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 Fan Fest/cache/010212_SPT_Fan_Fest_MRM_01A_fullsize.jpg
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Michigan fan Doug Carlton, Clinton Township leads the crowd in a cheer during the Allstate Fan Fest in New Orleans, LA, on Monday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 Fan Fest/cache/010212_SPT_Fan_Fest_MRM_02_fullsize.jpg
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Michigan fans wait in line for a chance to meet former Michigan football player Dhani Jones as he signs autographs during the Allstate Fan Fest in New Orleans, LA, on Monday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 Fan Fest/cache/010212_SPT_Fan_Fest_MRM_03_fullsize.jpg
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Michigan cheerleaders perform for the crowd during a Michigan pep rally at the Allstate Fan Fest in New Orleans, LA, on Monday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 Fan Fest/cache/010212_SPT_Fan_Fest_MRM_05_fullsize.jpg
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Michigan marching band drum major Jeffrey McMahon touches his head to the ground as he completes his traditional back bend while entertaining the crowd during a Michigan pep rally at the Allstate Fan Fest in New Orleans, LA, on Monday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 Fan Fest/cache/010212_SPT_Fan_Fest_MRM_06_fullsize.jpg
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Michigan fans sing the fight song during a Michigan pep rally at the Allstate Fan Fest in New Orleans, LA, on Monday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 Fan Fest/cache/010212_SPT_Fan_Fest_MRM_07_fullsize.jpg
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A Michigan color guard member holds a flag as fans watch during a Michigan pep rally at the Allstate Fan Fest in New Orleans, LA, on Monday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 Fan Fest/cache/010212_SPT_Fan_Fest_MRM_01_fullsize.jpg
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The Michigan marching band drum major and crowd is reflected in a tuba during a Michigan pep rally at the Allstate Fan Fest in New Orleans, LA, on Monday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 Fan Fest/cache/010212_SPT_Fan_Fest_MRM_08_fullsize.jpg
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Michigan marching band drum major Jeffrey McMahon high fives fellow band mates during a Michigan pep rally at the Allstate Fan Fest in New Orleans, LA, on Monday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 Fan Fest/cache/010212_SPT_Fan_Fest_MRM_09_fullsize.jpg
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A Michigan fan wears a mask as he watches the jumbo screen during a Michigan pep rally at the Allstate Fan Fest in New Orleans, LA, on Monday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 Fan Fest/cache/010212_SPT_Fan_Fest_MRM_10_fullsize.jpg
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Michigan fan Michael Beresford, 6, of Iowa, swings a handful of beads as his sister Zoie, 4 looks on during a Michigan pep rally at the Allstate Fan Fest in New Orleans, LA, on Monday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 Fan Fest/cache/010212_SPT_Fan_Fest_MRM_11_fullsize.jpg
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Michigan fan Jerry "Big JP" Parker, of Atlanta does an interview with a television crew during a Michigan pep rally at the Allstate Fan Fest in New Orleans, LA, on Monday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 Fan Fest/cache/010212_SPT_Fan_Fest_MRM_12_fullsize.jpg
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Michigan fan Bruce Dale carries his one-year-old daughter Brandi, both of New Orleans, during a Michigan pep rally at the Allstate Fan Fest in New Orleans, LA, on Monday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 Fan Fest/cache/010212_SPT_Fan_Fest_MRM_13_fullsize.jpg
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Michigan fan Dom Childress, 14, Tenn., poses for a photo with the Sugar Bowl trophy during a Michigan pep rally at the Allstate Fan Fest in New Orleans, LA, on Monday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 Fan Fest/cache/010212_SPT_Fan_Fest_MRM_14_fullsize.jpg
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A Michigan fan rests her arm on a parking meter outside of a Michigan pep rally at the Allstate Fan Fest in New Orleans, LA, on Monday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 Fan Fest/cache/010212_SPT_Fan_Fest_MRM_15_fullsize.jpg
The AllState Sugar Bowl Fan Fest in the French Quarter of New Orleans brought together the Michigan marching band, cheerleaders and former Michigan football star Dhani Jones one day before the Wolverines take on Virginia Tech (8:30 p.m., ESPN).
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knotch
Tue, Jan 3, 2012 : 7:47 p.m.
What the hell, they never show these cheerleaders on t.v.